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The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-06-11

The Comfort Of Guests is the Delight Of the Host.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-06-11

THOMAS ). RUsHtSO, ERl,, f9os Pine Street,
ST. L.0li8. No, writes. Was great snhenef
ffnni eatasah for three years at times could
hardly hreathe and was constantly hawking
and Bpitting aud for the last cight months
could not breathe through the nostl1ls. j
Thought tiOfiiigAg could be done for me Lack
uy. / was advised to Ny DE. Hages CataaTh
Remedy ana am HeH we'll niin. believe
I'd to be the only sure remedy for eatarlh now
manufactured. and one has only 10 give It q
fiir trial 70 expeg9ance astounding results aud
a pefuiunent cure.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-06-11

ELI RannIrF. Hip#qn y. O.. Calnnlbia Cos
Pa. Says Aig daughter Bad qesatrh when
sii8 WHa fyp years Old, very haiiys eaw Af.
Saqa'E fatarrh Remedy HcFettif4d, and pro-
eafed s betlie Tor her aud soun saw Iaat =
~ 6iire sis y no# lf.tsqn gHigs Ole hne
fauad anf he
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-06-11
LAKE CHARLES. CALCASIEU PARISH
LRAILkoAD TTAIE.I

During the term of Court one extra trip
and return will be made, leaving Lake
Charles at $50 p. m.
T. W, ROBERTSON, Captain.
april18-tf.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-06-11

M Gbas. v. Porter, formerly edit.
o. of Natchisoehes Renoeret Rsgisa
vii net permit the use Of hls uRme 'p
connection wiih tba position Of State
Superintendent N Pablo Edecaiog.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-06-11

Prof. ". HAusrER the famous mesmeFiAt,
OF lJhdcn. M II, writes Some ten years ago
4 snfPered untold agony from chronic nasal
eafarrh nv faIniy physician gave me up as
lnetirnble' and said i must die. Ny case Was
siich a bad one, that every day, towards sum
set nv voice would bacotne 80 h0arae could
narelv sneak above d whisper. In the morning
nv conghing and clearing Of my throat would
aIinoet gtfangie NC. By the nse OF Dr.. Stgels
Cafarrh Reinedy, ia three months, was q well
snan, ana the cure has been RerilAnent."
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-06-11
y II. MCGUNJHEN,
JOHN J. HORAN,
j. ii, STEPHENS,
y. 8. YOUNG,
\. r. BELL,
j H RHEpHREn

p. S.-We have not been able to sec DR..
WhitWorth and procure bis signature, bni
feel satisfied Of his eoneuripg With u.s.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-02-12

Joa>ting III t,lc CITY.

Sled after sled came down and skinned
past like meteors with feathery tails OF
snow. Men, boys girls and children in
arms were on them, and all appeared to have
perfect control of their slippery steedS, avoid
ing the teams and sleighs with a facility born
of long practice. As stood there enjoying
the scene big, heavily loaded team hove
suddenly around the corner. 1t was under
full headwav, as the horses had been urged
to their utmost preparatory to starting VI
the steep grade. just as the team Were
fairly around the corner sled on which
were a girl of fourteen and two small chill
dren was two-thirtls of the way down the hill
and making straight for the team. The larger
girl had evidently lost control of 1t and the
children were screaming with terror as II
darted swiftly under the horses feet.
closed my ewes TO shut out the horrible scent
which | felt was coming, but opened then
again as n shout of relief and JOY went NJ
from the bystanders Incredible as it may
seem, the sled had passed between the horses
legs and the wheels of the wagon and thu
children had escaped without a scratch. Th'
driver let off his pent up excitement 10y
swearing at them. The crowd applaudeC
and two policemen appearing on the scene
scattered the coasters i'll every direction hk'
a flock of sheep Brooklyn Eagle.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-02-12

A New England experimenter finds that
feeding apples TO mich cows invariably
lessons the flow of milk.
In planting a new orchard some grow
erS plant peach trees between the apple
trees. The peach grows and bears quickly,
yielding largely before the apple trees
need the space.
Meat for the use of small family can
be smoked by suspending the hams from
bars laid across a large barrel open at
both ends and set above a smoldering fire.
Corn cobs make a good smoke, and bay
leaves and juniper berries give an aro-
matte flavor Cover the barrel while
smoking SO says The Iowa Register.
The Louisiana orange crop proves 10 lie
less than one-tenth of an average crop.
Mr.. Louis, of Wisconsin, noted Po-
land China breeder, says it pays TO feed
cooked food. He believes in breeding from
matured parents, as they bring strong
and healthy pigs. He used to keep hogs
until IS months old for making pork, bat
found that a mistade-l0 months is e.
long as is profitable.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-02-12
4 Woman of Corfu.

Imagine, for example, this lady clad in a
voluminous gown of blue satin worked With
flowers, with white lace covering over her
shoulders: an enormous headdreSs of white
muslin girt by vast wreath OF natural pink
roses and orange blossoms, with ponderous
gold earrings reaching to her shoulders;
necklace and bracelets of gold, and thor
ough breastplate of antique goldsmith S
work. She is a marvellous spectacle, and
sits still with her brown eyes in fixed stare,
moving only when absolutely necessary, and
then with the utmost care for her decora-
tons.
Other ladies have towering coifures of
white and crimson; dresses of blue, scarlet
or green, and silver buckles in their shoes;
and they are all dotted with bits of gold.
Another picturesque detail is the old Greek
feminine headdreSs of crimson skullcar
with gold coronal from which thick gold
taScl hangs at one side. Civilization has
ousted this pretty and becoming headdress
from Athens and the Greek cities. Corfu
merits the more praise, therefore, for Yre-
serving it. Nothing could better harmonic
with the regular features which are still a
characteristic of the native Greeks. The Cor
fiote women, however, seem to have more NJ
common with the southern Italians than with
the Hellenes. All the Year Round.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-02-12
Alleged Signs of Rain and Snow.

On very cloudy morning the writer met
an elderly acquaintance and saluted him
with the remark: at is going to storm, but
| don't know whether it will be rain or
snow 'Why, rain was the ready reply,
"and will tell YOU how know. II there
is a bank in the west, south Of the sun when
it sets, look out for snow; if there is n bank
north of the sun look out for rain. This is
a certain sign for storms in winter. Last
evening at sunset there was bank in the
north, 50 we are going 10 have some rain
today And sure enough it did, II the
storm cloud extends both north and south OF
the sun the heaviest part will indicate the
kind Of storm to follow. Eighteen years ago
there lived in this vicinity an aged man
named Amos Peterson, who had quite a
local reputation as weather prophet and
the above weather sign he learned by long
and careful observations Of the changes in
the weather. Salem Standard.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-02-12

A feuilletonist of The Vienna Allgemeine
Zeitung describes his visit to Nine. Lucca,
now "pale piluante lady" Her boud6r
is filed with trophies and presents. The
floor is covered with the skin of Il huge polar
bear, (Which was intended for the car but
which some enthusiast bought for her." In
a writing desk stand the photographs of the
German emperor, the crown prince, the
Princess of Wales and Bismarck, each wear
ing the signature OF the donor. An album
contains autographs Of many of the artistic
celebrities of Europe, Auber signing himself
in 1869 at the age of 81, "votre amoureux
Aubern She still retains in conversation
the slight Nennese accent which, as she
thinks, would always have prevented her
from becoming tragic actress, though it
did not brighten off Dingelstedt the late
director of the Burg theatre, who often told
her "Just lose that stupid voice of yours
and I'll engage you on the spot Lucca's
father, II hearty old gentleman Of SO years,
lives with his distinguished daughter, whom
he treats Gas baby. "-Chicago Times.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-02-12
Shying Horses.

A horse SHES, as n rule, because he sees
something which he does not understand.
1t may be some new or unusual object
that the horse sees, or it may be an imper-
feet view of one Even Il familiar object
brought to view suddenly and unexpect'
edly will cause a horse to shy or jump,
Just as an unexpected object or sound
causes nervous people to start. Harsh
treatment of horses only aggravates mat
tiers and increases the habit
The more the horse is scolded and
whipped the more nervous he becomes, and
every time he passes the place where the
fright and whipping occurred he will recol
lect the unpleasant affair and prick up his
ears, fidget and get ready for another jump
Never strike or scold IA sensitive, nervous
animal that is startled. Give him ample
time in which to recover his scattered
senses; speak to him calmly and kindly
and make him feel that you are his pro
tector, not his tyrant. When he has dis
covered for himself that all is right there
will be an end TO all further trouble.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-02-12

Chester county and Pyle'S Red Winter
apples are from eastern Pennsylvania and
are promising varieties. Bowers Nom
pariel is from the Shenandoah valley and
is large and fine in appearance. Beauty
of the World and Guilford Red are from
North Carolina. Black Twig is from
Tennessee, a supposed Seeding Of Wine
sap, rs good keeper and superior in size
of fruit and habit of tree. Stuart'S Golden
is from central Ohio, not very large ap-
pie, but of choice quality, keeping until
April and May; tree a profuse bearer 1t
originated in an old Seeding orchard, near
stump; and the children, how gray
haired men and women, called it the
Stump apple. Fink another Ohio apple,
valuable for fine cider and for long keep
ing, should be better known. Salome,
from northern Illinois, promises to be val
liable for very cold regions; northern
Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, etc, Shia-
wassee Beauty, Michigan Seeding of
FameuSe without any Of its faults, is
proving itself valuable in the north,
though it does not keep all winter Law
yer, HuntIman's Favorite and Gen. Lyon,
from Missouri, are worthy of trial Berg
ner seems inclined to twig-blight, as does
also the fine variety from Arkansas,
Stevenson pippin.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-02-12

These are decidedly active, do better when
roaming nj large than when confined, and
In fact are hard 10 keep shut up, as they
fly over fences ten feet high They will
knock garden crazy in ten minutes stir
up the flower bed in fine style and assert
rights on all occasions. OF the medium
class the Wyandottes and Plymouth Rocks
hold undisputed ground. They seem to
do as well on small runs as large, will lay
almost the year through with good treat
ment, and are large enough for all pur-
poses. To those who are breeding for
I'fancy points the Plymouth Rock is
more popular than its rival, the Wyan-
dottc. Both are the product of crosses,
but the Plymouth Rock has been bred so
long that but little trouble is experienced
in securing good standard specimens,
while in the Wyandotte not more than one
in ten will do to breed from. But above
all in breeding pure stock select the kind
that suits YOU best.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-02-12

what variety shall | breed i an
ever recurring question that receives each
season ever varying answers. 4 very
sensible reply is tina, of The Southern Cul.
tivatOr, which is, in brief, that no one can
answer the question better than yourself.
II your yards are small your common
sense ought TO tell you that large breeds,
such as light or dark Brahmas, buf OF
partridge Cochins, white Cochins OF
Langshans may suit you. Either stand
confinement well but need close attention
to keep them from getting too fat. They
are all good winter layers, hatch and rear
their young, and when fully matured are
OF enormous size.
II, on the other hand, your runs are un
limited, the Ieghorns, Ganred, Houdans
Spanish and Hsmburgs are all good
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-02-12

The pots must be well drained with
broken potsherds or the like, then a
double handful of the toughest of the soil
which by the way, should be well broken
M and mixed but not sfted, should be
added. Then fill the pot about half full
with compost. Put in the bulb with a
little sand under it, press it down firmly
and fill the pot to within an inch and a
half of the rim, water sufficiently &c
settle the soil and set in the shade till
shoots appear Give just enough water
to keep the soil moist until the bulbs
start, then more will be required. When
the flower buds start weak liquid manure
may take the place of water. For SIN
inch pot one strong bulb will be sufficient.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-02-12

Oil and cotton seed meal are now so low
that there are many places where they are
the cheapest foods for stock. They are not
adapted to feeding any stock exclusively,
as their nutriment is too concentrated. A
very little oil meal costing at wholesale a
tritie more than cent Il pound will make
a good ration of any kind of well cured
straw, which away from market is often
considered to he worth little or nothing.
If by the use of concentrated foods with II
the surplus straw, now mostly wasted,
could be fed to stock, this alone would
effect n revolution in farming and do much
to put il on n profitable footing.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-02-12

Few persons seem aware that the
varieties of lily, called lancifolium, are
admirably adapted for pot culture in the
house OF on piazzas; while the truth is,
that with such cultivation they are far
finer than when grown in the open border.
For the decoration of terraces, porches,
windows, conservatOries, churches and the
like, lilies grown in pots are invaluable;
for, treated in this way, the plant and
blossoms attain magnificent size and
form and are most beautiful objects, as
may be concluded from the cut given.
From dozen to thirty blooms on a
stem and six to twelve stems in pot may
be obtained, according to Wick, who is eX-
cellent authority in all such matters, II
good bulbs are used good care given and
the following mode of procedure observed:
Take of well decayed sOds, which should
be from medium loan and as fibrous as
possible, three parts; good fibre peat one
part; or, if peat is not ut hand, leaf mold
well decomposed, and one part thoroughly
rotted COW manure. If those who have
not access to all these soils live near the
woods and can, by first pushing slightly
to one side the top and least decayed sur
face leaves, obtain some good, light, top
soil and leaf mold it will answer almost
equally as well. If a little sandy so much
the better; if not, a little sand may he
added to give it the porosity which light
or medium tbrous loan naturally has. IL
none but heavy loan can be obtained, use
less of it and more leaf mold and sand, or
decayed hops from a brewery may be sub
stituted form leaf mold. In any case, do
not forget to add n fifth part of well de-
composed COW or hotbed manure.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-02-12

Turkeys are very easily managed,
SAYS Henry Stewart. The flock may be
driven about qu;:e easily, and if dealt
with gently and quietly, they are the most
docile Of al popJtI-. have seen tlocks Of
them driven to market in kentucky, num-
bering several hundreds, one man on a
mule following, with two boys and dog
to help. II is in this way that the cnor-
nous number Of these birds, 4OO, 600 it is
said, are gathered III Bourbon county in
that state for The New York market every
season, bringing ina handsomc SUM TO the
ladies who make Il special business Of
rearing them, and are very successful
at it,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-02-12
AUTOMATIC GATE.

It will be seen that the gate opens either
way. The latch is the old fashioned mod
ern spring, and is tripped by wires which
pass through pulleys on the heel post OF
the gate and thence to the crank posts,
The opening is done by cranks, which
turn small pulleys, around each of which
a small rope preferably tarred rope is
passed, the rope also passing around a
similar pulley fixed to the heel post of the
gate In order to give sufficient friction
it may be necessary to pass the rope twice
around the pulleys
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-02-12

A distinguished geologis, figures it ont salt
sfActorily, TO himself at least that a dam.
twenty FIVE feet high at Black Rock, near
Buffalo, would throw the waters Of the lake-
through the Illinois river into the Missis
sippi, annihilsie the st. Lawrence river, and
Buffalo. the great head Of the lake nayiga-
ton and Chicago the fOst! All that is want Ell
is the dam. We know gentleman in Ottawa
Who for putting up stupendous dan' has no
superior. Let him 20 TO Buffalo at once,
and zee Black Rock and dam it.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-02-12

stanchions at f.. FLOOR PLAN FOR STABLE
The cows stand with their front
feet on d, which is a gravel floor
two feet four inches wide. The founda-
ton is of cobblestone with nearly Il
foot of gravel on top, well pounded
down. + is a double floor; inch boards
are laid double so as to break joints. 1t
is water tight. The boards are laid on
PA scantlings bedded in the gravel. This
platform has a slope Of three inches The
manure gutter (G) is water tight, nailed
together with 20-penny nails II is a
gravel walk next to barn. When the
feed box is raised it is fastened by Il catch
held to the studding.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-02-12
3. We honor God when we believe what he

8. We honor God when we believe what he
has said.
1. God has covenanted to save the soul that
believes in Jesus, and to bring it to the heav-
enly Canaan.
5. If we enter into covenant with God,
there can he no failure on his part. 1t is I'M
possible for him to lie Heb. vi, l3-le).
The soul tina, on Jesus hath leaned for repose,
| VIII not, | will not desert to its foes.
That soul, though all he'll should endeayor to
shake,
I'll never, no never no never forSake,
Sunday School World.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-02-12

Backward turn backward, oh, time III your flight
Make me an cg5 again, smooth, clean and white
I'm homrsck and lonely. and life 5 but dream,
I'm poor chicken born in a Matching machine.
Compelled in this cold world to roam
No mother TO shelter no place TO call home,
No mother to teach me to scratch or to rlnrk,
| can hardly tell whether I'm chicken or duck.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-02-12

\ man in Iowa, claims big discovery in
the way Of fuel, which eclipses wood and
pales the Intellectual fires Of coal. II is prair-
lie hay, compressed into blocks a foot long
and four inches thick 4 block will keep a
stove red for an hour, and il costs but -
per ton. This IS all right, but, where Is our
prairie hay:
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-02-12

An arrangement for COW stable is de-
scribed by correspondent of The Rural
New Yorker, who reports it as not only
simple but entirely satisfactory in its
workings.
As may be seen in the accompanying
cut, the feed boxes (AA) are nailed to the
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-02-12
FARM AMI GARDEN.
4 BEAUTIFUL LILY ADAPTED TO
INDOOR CULTURE.

A Desirable Cow Stable for Farmers of
Small Means-An tnpatcnted Auto
matte Gate That Works Well-iiow to
Treat Shying Horses.
The subject Of self working gates is an
important one, especially where economy
is a necessity; for patented articles are, as
a rule, expensive Injuries, and it Is not
often that n really good thing is not
patented. Space is therefore gladly given
TO a description and sketch of an unpat-
ented automatic gate, furnished by Mr..
William Newton, of Otsego county, \.
Y, in response to request in Farm
and Fireside. The description is really
rendered unnecessary by the sketch, which
makes the arrangement plain to all who
may study it.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-02-12

Dear Sirs:-l bought ifty cent bottle ot
D.. Ssth irHolds cough hHlsr Of Dr. Root,
snI it cured me Of severe cough II is the
hest medicine for = cough ever saw 7. V
Brand, Elysian, MINI.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-02-12

Few people are exempt from toothache,
and even poets have written on its terrors.
But this ache and every other ache yield to
st. Jacobs OIL which simply Conquers pain,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-02-12

New steel steamers for pleasure travel
have been introduced on the Nile They are
built somewhat on the plan of American
river steamers, with upper, main and lower
decks The second class accommodation,
which is q new feature on the Nile steamers,
i, on the lower deck Each steamer ., con
structed To- rauy thIr'y-two saloon pas,"u
gers only and thirty second class. Frank
Ir.li.'-
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-02-12

outside of the
cover. This cover
or front can be let
down by means of
hinges Obj when
grain is to be fed
and raised again
for feeding hay.
The boxes are
made by mailing
t o II + 81 Il "A + t
boards together
The bottom of the
manger is shown
Mt &. with the
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-02-12

than thinking oneself better than other
folks. e. + Roe.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-02-12

Standard Works of History,
Biography, Poetry and Juvenile
Books, &C., at less than One.half
publishers advertised prices.
All books are perfect and no
trash.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-05-19
r WONDER

Why pinch-bugs will insist upon
attending church?
Vine ever saw a better selection
of straw hats than those at Guudry,
Gray IL COS.
Wnloh would have resulted the
most pleasurable to the young man
who, while parading with the one OF
his choice, kicked to the four winds
a package Of peas belonging to a
llttle girl and had to pay tor the
same, Or to have spent that amount
of money in ice cream?
If it takes a boy twenty-five MIN
utes to cut three sticks Of wood TO
get supper by, how long will 1t take
him next morning to walk three
miles 10 the country to meet circus
coming TO town?
Why poverty raises such large
family?
If bills for spring suits are getting
ripe?
If the worst examples a boy meets
are in the arithmetic?